General Information
In accordance with the Charter passed at ATE, April 22, 1992, Chapter 6, Section 4, Paragraph 1, with the Board of Selectmen as the appointing authority. And, in conformity with MGL, Chapter 40, Sec. 8C, membership is to be not less than three members and not more than seven, with one-third of members' terms expiring each year and their successors appointed for three-year terms. Meetings held on the first Monday at 7:00 p.m. at the Town Hall.
Responsibilities & Mission
The Conservation Commission administers the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act and Rivers Protection Act.
The Conservation Agent of the Conservation Commission has information on obtaining local, state or federal environmental permits. Any work within 100 feet of a wetland, including clearing, filling, grading, building or altering broadly defined will require a permit. Any work within 200 feet of a river or perennial stream also requires review by the Conservation Commission.
Vernal pools are also within the jurisdiction of the Conservation Commission.
The Commission’s mission is to protect public interest including public and private water supplies, ground water, flora and fauna and their habitat, and areas for passive recreation. It also endeavors to prevent or reduce flooding, and prevent erosion and pollution. It does this by overseeing any activity that may alter a resource area or its buffer zone. Resource areas include any bank, fresh water wetland, beach, marsh, wet meadow, bog, swamp, estuary, creek, river, stream, pond, lake, or vernal pool or any land under said waters. They also include bordering land subject to flooding (consisting of the 100-year flood
plain) and isolated land subject to flooding.
List of Commission Members
| Name: |
Appt. Date |
Exp. Date |
| Deborah McCutcheon, Chair |
6/23/2009 |
6/30/2012 |
Vacant  |
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6/30/2013 |
| Diane Messinger |
6/26/2007 |
6/30/2010 |
| Albert Silva |
6/30/2009 |
6/30/2012 |
| Larry E. Lown |
2/09/2010 |
6/30/2011 |
| Linda Noons-Rose |
6/30/2009 |
6/30/2011 |
| Stacy Rogers |
06/29/2010 |
6/30/2013 |
| Secretary: Robert Bednarek |
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Meetings, Agendas, Minutes - Conservation Commission
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Meetings/Events shown are for the prior 45 and the next 60 days.
Other Resources
Proposed Conservation By Law (2010)
Please check the following links for Regulations, Fees, Permits, Application Forms and useful information.
Conservation Commission Rules of Procedure (2010) 
Documents
Conservation Department for questions, filing applications, meeting schedules, procedures, etc.
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